Dispensing container for roll paper



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` DISPENSING CONTAINER FOR ROLL PAPERA Filed Jan. 29, 1945 Patented Dec.4, 1945 j 2,390,407 DISPENSINGCONTAINER Fon ROLL PAPER Cecil H. N. R.Willis, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, assignor to Appleford Paper Products,Ltd., Hamilton, Ontario, Canada Y 4 Application January 29, 1943, SerialNo. 473,902

(Cl. G-58) 2 Claims.

This `invention relates to an improved dispensing, container for rollpaper. It pertains particularly to that type of container commonly `usedto package waxed paper, shelf-paper, and the like, and which is foundgenerally in household and` kitchen use.

This 'container is formed, as such containers commonly are, from asingle blank of sheet material, such as stiff paper. The blank is shapedto form `a box adapted to receive a roll of paper and to protect thepaper roll against soiling through storage, mechandising and use. Thebox is so constructed that paper may be readily withdrawn from the rollin any desired length through a discharge passage-way formed in the boxand the withdrawn paper may be severed againstthe cutting edge withwhich the box is provided.

This improved container is simple, compact, of rugged construction andrequires a minimum amount of material for its fabrication. It is soconstructed as to effectively protect the contained roll of paperagainst soiling. It is further so protected that the end of the paperroll may be readily gripped for withdrawal. The container is providedwith a paper discharge passage-way between its front and bottom walls.TheA fro-nt margin of the bottom wall is adapted to serve as a cuttingedge against which paper withdrawn from the roll may be severed. Thiscutting edge may be reinforced by metal or hardened by application of achemical if the same is desired. This cutting edge may be provided onthe` lower margin of the `front wall instead of1the front margin of thebottom wall, if such is desired. Y l j A meritorious feature residesinproviding the container with a curved top which closely follows `thecontour of the contained roll which shape reduces the amount of materialin the blank as compared with a box of rectangular cross sections. Suchashape is also readily grasped by the user and the front and top wallthereof is responsive to inward gripping pressure to exert a brakingaction on withdrawal of paper` from theroll.

Another meritorious feature resides in the provision of means tomaintain the bottom wall in passage-way defining relationship and tosupport the same iirmly through severance of the paper against its frontedge.

Another feature resides in providing the bottom wall with an overlappingflap in-turned underneath the roll and extending rearwardly thereof andadapted to exert a braking pressure on the withdrawal of paper from theroll.

Another feature resides in the provision of a bottom flap on the frontwall in-turned to overlap the bottom wall and to form therewith adischarge passage-way through which paper is withdrawn from the roll andwhich discharge passage-way exerts a frictional resistance upon thepaper preventing'too rapid withdrawal.

Another feature resides in the provision of a container of the characterdescribed having a bottom wall provided with a cutting edge which may bespaced rearwardly of the front wall, ush therewith, vor forwardlytherebeyond.

Another characteristic `of importance is that the bottom wall isprovided with an aperture through which the paper may be frictionallyengaged for unrolling.

Other objects, advantages and meritorious features will more fullyappear fromrthe following description, appended claims, and accompanyingdrawing, wherein:

Fig. 1 isa perspective of a dispensing container embodying thisinvention.

Fig. 2 is a perspective of the same container partly broken away andpartly disassembled.

Fig. 3 isa vertical sectional View taken on line d 3 3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 isa vertical sectional View through a slightly modified form ofcontainer taken on the same line as Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a vertical sectional View through a second slightly modifiedform of container taken on the same line is Fig. 3.

This improved container is fabricated from the single blanket of sheetmaterial such as stiff paper cut to the shape illustrated in Fig. 2,which iigure shows the blank folded almost to the point of completion.

Blank used to form the container shown in Fig. 2 dilers in slight`detail from the .blanks used to form containers shown in Figs. 4 and 5,but these diierences are readily apparent. The container is assembledvwithout the use of ad hesive or stitching but merely by interlocking andfolding the parts into engagement as illustrated.

The container comprises the front wall I0, rear wall I2, bottom wall I4,and a curved top .section I6, which connects the front and rear wallstogether. In Figs. 3, 4 and 5 a roll of paper I8, is shown within thecontainer. The curved wall I6, closely follows the contour of the rollas shown. The front wall is provided with a bottom iiap 20, extendinginwardly underneath the paper roll as .shown particularly in Figs. 4 and5. This inturned ilap overlaps the bottom wall I4..

'Ihe bottom wall may be provided, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. with anoverlapping flap 22, extending inwardly underneath the roll of paper andangularly upwardly rearwardly ofthe paper roll and bearing against theback wall of the box. This flap, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, bridges theangle between the back and bottom walls of the box and bears against theroll so as to hold the same forwardly within the box and also exert africtional resistance upon withdrawal of paper from the roll. The frontand back walls are provided with end aps, 24 and 26, and the top wall isprovided with end flaps 28, and the bottom wall with end flaps 3U.

In assembling the box the end iiap 28, of the top wall is folded downacross the open end of the box and the end flaps 24 and 2B, of the frontand back walls are folded across such end in overlapping relationshipand interlocked together through cut-out portions 32. The bottom flap30, is then folded upwardly to overlap the connecting end flaps 24 and26, and the tuck-in portion 34, of such bottom flap is then folded overthe upper edges of the end iiaps 24 and 26, into position as shown inFigs. 1 and 2. It is understood that before this assembly is completedthe roll of paper is put in position. v

In Fig. 3 the bottom wall which is hinged to the back wall, as shown,has a front folded Inargin 36, against which paper I8, withdrawn fromthe roll may be severed. If desired this folded margin may be hardenedthrough the use of chemicals or reinforced by metal or through suitablematerial. The flap on the front wall and the flap 22 on the bottom wallengage opposite sides of the paper web I8 being withdrawn from the boxand frictionally resist any tendency toward too rapid unrolling of theweb. The bottom wall is provided with an aperture 38, through which theuser may frictionally engagethe paper with thumb or linger to institutethe unwinding operation.

In Fig. 4 the bottom wall is shown as projecting forwardly beyond thefront wall IIJ, Vas at 4Il. This projecting portion 40 has a marginwhich is adapted to serve as a cutting edge. One yend may be bevelled asat 42 to facilitate commencing on the severance. This structurepossesses the further advantage that if the paper webis severed acrossthe front edge of the projecting portion 40, a short end will be exposedto grasp for the next withdrawal. This container also may be providedwith the gripping aperture 38, as illustrated.

The container illustrated in Fig. 5 shows the bottom wall terminating at44 rearwardly of the front wall and this edge 44 may serve as a cuttingedge on the box and the paper web I8 may be drawn downwardly thereoverfor severance.,

- In this modification there is also shown a grip-` ping aperture 38. Inthis modication, as in the structure of Fig. 3, the paper may also beturned upwardly against the folded lower margin of .the front wall andsevered thereagainst. If the paper is severed against this lowermarginof the front wall there will be left exposed in the structure ofFig. 5 a short length of paper beyond the front margin of the bottomwall which may be readily gripped to institute the next withdrawal ofpaper.

As Shown at in Fig. 2 a metal reinforcement may extend only a shortdistance at one end of the cutting edge to assist in instituting thesevering operation.

What I claim is:

1. A dispensing container for roll paper fabricated from a single blankof sheet material to forma box having a front wall, a back wall, a topwall, a bottom Wall, and two end walls, said box provided with apassageway between the bottom margin of the front wall and the frontmargin of the bottom wall through which paper may be withdrawn from theroll and severed against a margin of one of said walls extending alongsaid passageway, said front and back walls connected across the top by atop wall, said front wall and back wall each provided with a ap at eachend having a slit extending partially thereacross, said flaps foldedinto overlapping relationship across the ends of the box with theslitted portions interlocked connecting said front and back walltogether, said top wall having a liap at each end folded over the endofthe box inside of the end flaps of the front and back walls, saidbottom wall having a flap at each end folded over the flaps ofthe frontand back walls across the end of the box and having tab means insertedinto the box over and behind said flaps securing the several flaps inposition across the ends of the box and holding the bottom wall upwardlyin passageway dening position with respect Vto the lower margin of thefront wall. 2. A dispensing container for a roll of paper fabricatedfrom a single blank of sheet material folded to form a box having afront wall and a back wall connected by a top wall, said front and backwall each provided at opposite ends with end iiaps folded across theends of the box in overlapping relationship and interlocked together,said top wall having an end ap at each end folded downwardly over theend of the box inside the connected end flaps of the front and backwalls,

said box having a bottom wall extending forpaper withdrawn from theroll, said bottom wall provided at each end with a flap folded upwardlyover the connected end flaps of the back and front walls and having'atuck-in portion folded over the upper edges of said connected end flapsand downwardly into the box between said connected end flaps and the endap of the top wall supporting the bottom wall with respect to the bottommargin of the front wall.

. CECIL H. N. R. WILLIS; l

